ABUJA, Federal Republic of Nigeria. Pro-Biafra agitator, Nnamdi Kanu, and his associates, Benjamin Madubugwu and David Nwawuisi (identified as a Field Maintenance Engineer with MTN Nigeria Limited), are to remain in Kuje prison, Abuja as the Federal High Court, Abuja rejected their bail application yesterday.
Justice James Tsoho, earlier at their arraignment, ordered that they be ramanded in Kuje prison.
Yesterday, the judge, in a ruling on their bail application, rejected their prayer for bail,
Justice Tsoho held that they were not entitled to bail as they failed to challenge the allegation by the prosecution that they would not continue to commit the alleged crime for which they were being prosecuted, if granted bail.
They were charged with treasonable felony for seeking secession from Nigeria and running an illegal organisation – the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
Credit: The Nation (Nigeria)
